Delaware County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 363,81263.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 124,06221.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 36,6326.4%Asian alone
  • 25,7194.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 21,3773.7%Two or more races
  • 2,0940.4%Some other race alone
  • 1530.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $426,239

Here:	$426,239
State:	$284,712

Townhouses or other attached units: $206,010

Here:	$206,010
State:	$229,107

In 2-unit structures: $252,205

Here:	$252,205
State:	$229,344

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $328,930

Here:	$328,930
State:	$281,770

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $201,276

Here:	$201,276
State:	$294,035

Mobile homes: $151,564

Here:	$151,564
State:	$85,730

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $36,298

Here:	$36,298
State:	$123,135

Health of residents in Delaware County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $6,002 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $5,021 (1.9%)

Area name: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Delaware County is $742 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1061 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chester, Radnor Township, Drexel Hill, Springfield, Nether Providence Township, Yeadon, Broomall, Lansdowne, Upper Providence Township, Darby.

Neighboring counties: New Castle County, Delaware , Camden County, New Jersey , Bedford County , Glenn County, California , De Witt County, Illinois , Hocking County, Ohio , Schuyler County, Illinois .

Current college students: 39,670
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 63,790 (59.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 22,5642010 or later
• 16,0902000 to 2009
• 11,4331990 to 1999
• 8,6841980 to 1989
• 4,8161970 to 1979
• 9,149Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 102,169
• One, attached: 72,291
• Two: 9,196
• 3 or 4: 10,765
• 5 to 9: 5,291
• 10 to 19: 6,875
• 20 to 49: 7,022
• 50 or more: 14,929
• Mobile homes: 720
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 123

Housing units in Delaware County with a mortgage: 94,186 (11,721 second mortgage, 366 home equity loan, 10,224 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,821

Religion statistics for Delaware County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Delaware County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 04, 2014 to February 20, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3367: February 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 3367, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 14, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3339: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3339, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4025: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4025, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1898: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.79% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($87,801 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($122 average AGI)

Delaware County:	0.01%
Pennsylvania average:	0.01%

3.77% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($52,528 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($35,152 average AGI)

Delaware County:	2.00%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

from Philadelphia County, PA	2.31% ($69,404 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, PA	0.56% ($109,774)
from Chester County, PA	0.51% ($108,394)
from New Castle County, DE	0.30% ($74,514)
from Bucks County, PA	0.11% ($102,280)
from New York County, NY	0.08% ($180,699)
from Camden County, NJ	0.06% ($61,829)

6.34% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($87,816 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($90 average AGI)

Delaware County:	0.01%
Pennsylvania average:	0.01%

3.49% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($41,002 average AGI)
2.84% relocated to other states ($46,724 average AGI)

Delaware County:	2.84%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to Philadelphia County, PA	1.32% ($54,711 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA	1.05% ($93,272)
to Montgomery County, PA	0.64% ($87,471)
to New Castle County, DE	0.57% ($66,163)
to Bucks County, PA	0.11% ($73,045)
to Gloucester County, NJ	0.11% ($73,461)
to Camden County, NJ	0.09% ($62,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 7.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Delaware County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 99,116 (26,841 living alone), Female householders: 119,164 (39,190 living alone)

• 101,231 spouses (100,169 opposite-sex spouses), 13,088 unmarried partners, (12,372 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 179,033 children (170,483 natural, 2,791 adopted, 5,759 stepchildren), 11,530 grandchildren, 5,557 brothers or sisters, 7,653 parents, 280 foster children, 7,983 other relatives, 7,798 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 21,416

Size of family households: 58,254 2-persons, 34,159 3-persons, 27,944 4-persons, 14,387 5-persons, 4,373 6-persons, 2,258 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 66,031 1-person, 9,557 2-persons, 1,072 3-persons, 114 4-persons, 131 5-persons.

79,562 married couples with children.
35,044 single-parent households (5,138 men, 29,906 women).

86.0% of residents of Delaware speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $4,218,386,000 ($7,600 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,166,112,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,416,999,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $965,740,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,411,000
Federal grants: $423,227,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,223,113,000 ($1,096,645,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $180,897,000 ($35,689,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,588,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $261,666,000
Federal Government insurance: $258,056,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.36 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

• Year house built in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
• 1,7002020 or later
• 6,1192010 to 2019
• 10,4232000 to 2009
• 14,5771990 to 1999
• 16,8711980 to 1989
• 21,1931970 to 1979
• 27,9251960 to 1969
• 52,2491950 to 1959
• 26,8641940 to 1949
• 51,4601939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
• 1731 room
• 1952 rooms
• 1,5303 rooms
• 6,4574 rooms
• 13,1755 rooms
• 30,6156 rooms
• 35,9007 rooms
• 24,4068 rooms
• 38,3029+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
• 3,5921 room
• 3,6482 rooms
• 17,1383 rooms
• 14,4994 rooms
• 8,7735 rooms
• 11,8766 rooms
• 4,8887 rooms
• 1,7828 rooms
• 1,3319+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
• 296no bedroom
• 2,1151 bedroom
• 15,8722 bedrooms
• 79,2493 bedrooms
• 42,0654 bedrooms
• 11,1565+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
• 3,781no bedroom
• 22,5581 bedroom
• 21,6062 bedrooms
• 16,6313 bedrooms
• 2,4024 bedrooms
• 5495+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Delaware County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Delaware County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 5,918no vehicle
• 43,2731 vehicle
• 67,3382 vehicles
• 22,9463 vehicles
• 8,8314 vehicles
• 2,4475+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Delaware County in renter-occupied apartments
• 17,192no vehicle
• 34,5801 vehicle
• 13,0502 vehicles
• 2,2073 vehicles
• 4334 vehicles
• 655+ vehicles

89.1% of Delaware County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 408,170
• Other state: 95,228
• Northeast: 43,889
• Midwest: 13,956
• South: 29,763
• West: 7,620

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 9,972
• Number of aged recipients: 1,143
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 8,829
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,982
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 6,057
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,933
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,719
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,665

Delaware County on our top lists:

• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"